It’s not the first time chef Charlie Trotter has joked about walking away from his eponymous restaurant with a bang. Five years ago, when his Lincoln Park temple to fine dining and innovation reached its 20-year mark, he teased that after...

Back in 1999, a 20-year-old Chris Klein—who a year earlier made an indelible impression in his professional acting debut, Alexander Payne’s Election—hit it big in the teen-centric sex comedy American Pie...

Not everyone can envision a dream home inside a cold storage meatpacking facility. But as a partner in Chicago restaurants Hubbard Inn, English and Barn & Company, Daniel Alonso is used to doing some major interior design transformations...

If Motorola has proven anything over the years, it’s that its strengths lie in innovation and adapting: founded as a maker of battery eliminators in 1928, Motorola has gone on to develop everything from radios and TVs galore to the...

It’s hard to believe, but word on the street is that Chicago has developed a reputation across the country for its politics. But even the hilarious antics of Blago and his ilk pale in comparison to the drama on offer in the new series ...

Now there’s a sight for sore eyes. While the world’s most famous athlete never truly left the city’s restaurant scene—he’s a partner in acclaimed contemporary American spot one sixtyblue on West Randolph—...

Just Google “Armie Hammer,” and images appear of the intensely handsome actor as the interchangeable Winklevoss twins, whom he portrayed in last year’s blockbuster chronicle The Social Network. In person, Hammer is just as...

You don’t have to be a tourist to get a hankering for some Chicago ’za. But, these days that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s time to get out the electric knife to carve into the butter crust of an 80-pound deep-dish topped...

The first flake of snow often coincides with the first silent tear of the year in the manliest of men. And by that, we mean guys who run their grill and smoker setups harder than a Kentucky Derby colt all summer. Thankfully, due to a slew...